Monday, April 01, 2013

Who controls the story?

'Why does the decent majority allow itself to be governed by a brutal,
antisocial minority? Part of the reason is that the minority controls
the story. As John Harris explained in the Guardian,
large numbers (including many who depend on it) have been persuaded
that most recipients of social security are feckless, profligate
fraudsters. Despite everything that has happened over the last two
years, Rupert Murdoch, Lord Rothermere and the other media barons still
seem to be running the country. Their relentless propaganda, using
exceptional and shocking cases to characterise an entire social class,
remains highly effective. Divide and rule is as potent as it has ever
been. 'George Monbiot

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